Revelation 22:16

Jesus affirms he sent his angel to testify these things to the churches, naming himself the root and offspring of David and the bright Morning Star. He is the promised Messiah and the dawning hope of his people.

Cross-references · 26

• Rev 5:5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• 2 Pet 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• Isa 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Rev 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
• Rom 1:3–4regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
• Rev 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
• Matt 22:42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
• Rev 22:6Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
• Rev 3:6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
• Num 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
• Rev 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
• Rev 3:13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Zech 6:12And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
• Matt 2:2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
• Rev 2:28–29And I will give him the morning star.
• Rom 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
• Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
• Rev 22:11Let the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous, and the vile continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy.”
• Rev 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Rev 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
• Rev 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
• Matt 22:45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
• Matt 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
• Rev 2:11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
• Matt 2:7–10Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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